Jerry and Shirley Johnson and Jeffry, returned home from Piggott, Ark., after spending a week with relatives and attending the Johnson-Underwood reunion. Their son, Jeffry, has been invited to membership in the Phi Theta Kappa honor society at Kilian College in Sioux Falls, S.D. The international society of a two year course bases its membership and eligibility on the number of hours completed in outstanding GPA. Membership is a special honor to a small group of outstanding students. Wendell and Kathryn Erickson returned home Saturday after spending almost two weeks in Tanzania, East Africa. They visited Kathryn’s schoolmate and her husband who have been missionaries there for 42 years. They also attended a girls’ school and hospital and went on a safari. They reported an interesting experience. Barb Kock, Bismarck, N.D., came Friday to visit in the Bob and Twila Kirsh home. On Saturday, Barb and Twila attended the wedding of Tina Hatch and Rusty Gorter in Harrisburg, S.D. She returned to her home Monday.Cliff and Vi VanWyhe attended the Luverne High School graduation and reception for Serena Franken Sunday afternoon at the home of Serena’s parents. Don and Edyth Briggs returned home last Monday from Cypress Hills Providential Park, Saskatchewan, Canada, where they attended the Grand Royal Mason’s sessions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On their way home they stopped at Great Falls, Mont., to view the five falls and also stopped at Devils Tower, Wyo.Stacy Carter of Arizona is spending some time with her grandmother, Mary Carter. She has a job in Sioux Falls and this fall will attend classes at Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls. Dick and Mary Heidenson went to Battle Lake to attend their grandson Matt’s high school graduation on May 23. His father, Steve Carter, had his 50th birthday on June 1 and they had a combined celebration for them. Saturday afternoon Betty Elbers went to Edgerton to visit her mother, Jessie Boeve, at Edgebrook Center. Jean Smith, Lititz, Pa., came Thursday to spend until Monday visiting her mother, Mary Carter.Don and Edyth Briggs spent from Friday to Sunday in St. Peter as representatives to the Lutheran Synod from Bethlehem Church. Riley Lentz, Windom, is spending a few days with his grandparents, Bob and Twila Lentz.Mark and Karen Sandager attended the wedding of their daughter, Tatiana, and David Kucera in Colorado Springs, Colo. Friday. Others attending were Pucky and Shirley Sandager, Brittany and Kelli, Vic and Fran Sandager, Paul and Vicki Nelson and Claire and Mary Crawford, Beaver Creek. Mark and Brenda Hadler, Zach, Katie and Colby and Amber Rieck, Edgerton, spent Sunday in the home of Joanne Goehle. Fern Becker, Alexandria, came Sunday to spend this week in the home of her sister, June and Marv Albers, while taking extra nursing courses in Sioux Falls.Gene and Carol Scheerhorn and some of their children and grandchildren joined them for camping over the weekend at Ihlen State Park. Brett and Jo Solberg, Lansing, Kan., are spending this week in the home of their grandparents, Ron and Jan Solberg. They are the children of Russell and Jeri Solberg. Heather Albers returned home Sunday after a week’s vacation with her aunt, Anita Elisar, in San Antonio, Texas. The trip was a graduation gift from Anita. Anita’s other two sisters were here for Heather’s graduation. They were from New Orleans, La., and South Carolina. Dena Umland attended a bridal shower on Saturday, June 7, for Renita Van Surksum, bride-to-be of Jerod Enninga, her grandson. The shower was hosted by his aunts.
